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    This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
    And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
    With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
    Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.

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An old dog barks not in vain.

An old dog barks not in vain.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.

by Old Song Found in: General Sayings,
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Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
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Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.

Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.

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Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.

Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.

He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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